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St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Wed 27 Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' John Souttar
Murray Davidson 56' Y
Stevie May 67' Y
Jamie McCart 69' Y
Liam Gordon 83' Y
Y 86' Cameron Devlin

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

3
3
12
St. Johnstone FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–1 D
23 Oct Celtic FC A 0–2 L
16 Oct Livingston FC H 0–3 L
02 Oct Dundee FC H 3–1 W
26 Sep Hibernian FC A 0–1 L
18 Sep Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
23 Oct Dundee FC H 1–1 D
16 Oct Rangers FC A 1–1 D
02 Oct Motherwell FC H 2–0 W
25 Sep Livingston FC H 3–0 W
18 Sep Ross County FC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at McDiarmid Park. St. Johnstone FC are looking to make home advantage count against Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 11' Goal! Liam Gordon scores his 6 goal in 251 matches.
  • 16' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
  • 21' It looks surprising Heart of Midlothian FC does not make any changes. Murray Davidson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' John Souttar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Brilliant from the ! Josh Ginnelly makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 45' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' James Brown makes way for Reece Devine at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 51' Lars Dendoncker has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Murray Davidson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stevie May made 350 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' Callum Booth needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 67' Stevie May was booked on 67.
  • 69' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 69.
  • 74' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robbie Neilson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Josh Ginnelly trudges off to be replaced by Ben Woodburn on 75 minutes.
  • 80' James Brown has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 251 appearances.
  • 81' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Stevie May is replaced by Glenn Middleton on 81 minute.
  • 83' St. Johnstone FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a Yellow card on 86.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 5
Josh Ginnelly 3
Graham Carey 3
Stevie May 3
Kye Rowles 2
Liam Boyce 2
Elton Kabangu 2
Alan Forrest 2

Head to Head

2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2021-10-23 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-10-16 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Livingston FC L 2021-10-02 St. Johnstone FC 3–1 Dundee FC W 2021-09-26 Hibernian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-09-18 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2021-10-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Dundee FC D 2021-10-16 Rangers FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2021-10-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2021-09-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Livingston FC W 2021-09-18 Ross County FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC38% Draw29% Heart of Midlothian FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
62%
St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC26% Draw49% Heart of Midlothian FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.